Magnolia: Chip & Joanna Gaines. From House Flipping to Household Name
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Chip and Joanna Gaines detail building Magnolia from house flipping in Waco, Texas into a lifestyle empire including HGTV's Fixer Upper, retail stores, and media network.
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Joanna describes throwing up during her first buying trip to Dallas Market after spending twenty-five thousand dollars on inventory, physically sick from anxiety about whether customers would purchase the products.
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